Those who have mastered etiquette, who are entirely, impeccably right, would seem to arrive at a point of exquisite dullness.
DOROTHY PARKER[On being shown an apartment by a real estate agent:] Oh, dear, that’s much too big. All I need is room enough to lay a hat and a few friends.
More Dorothy Parker Quotes
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The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity.
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[On the ringing of her doorbell or telephone:] What fresh hell is this?
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It was written without fear and without research.
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The cleverest woman on earth is the biggest fool on earth with a man.
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If I didn’t care for fun and such, I’d probably amount to much. But I shall stay the way I am, Because I do not give a damn.
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A little bad taste is like a nice dash of paprika.
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Don’t feel bad when I die; I’ve been dead for a long time.
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If you looked for things to make you feel hurt and wretched and unnecessary, you were certain to find them.
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I’d like to have money. And I’d like to be a good writer. These two can come together, and I hope they will, but if that’s too adorable, I’d rather have money.
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Creativity is a wild mind and a disciplined eye.
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If you don’t have anything nice to say, come sit by me.
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Drink and dance and laugh and lie, Love, the reeling midnight through, For tomorrow we shall die! (But, alas, we never do.)
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Of course I talk to myself. I like a good speaker, and I appreciate an intelligent audience.
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Women and elephants never forget.
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The best way to keep children at home is to make the home atmosphere pleasant, and let the air out of the tires.
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